Brendan Coxon from Elders says heifers "were pretty hard work" regardless of weight and it was hard to sell although he says overall "quality was not an issue."

However he says interest from buyers north of the border wasn't as strong "because of the harshness they were going through."

Jeanette Cummins from Ensay says "it was good fun catching up with people but I thought the sale was a bit flat."

She put through some heifers and "was not pleased with the sale" and while some would have been pleased "I thought it was a bit down."

By Jeremy Story Carter

Dingo culling affects fox numbers

A study has found that controlling dingoes and wild dogs harms the environment and leads to an increase in fox numbers.

The study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, says that by controlling Australia's, apex predator, smaller animals have a reduced chance of survival.

Mike Letnic from the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales says the history of baiting in east coast national parks and compared it with the tracks of dingoes and foxes and also counted kangaroos and possums and other small animals such as native rats and mice.

"Removing dingoes have very complex effects on eco-systems...there are winners and losers in removing large predators."